A mother and son visit the local farmer's market in autumn, and as they check off items on their shopping list—apples, kale, smoked salmon, cheese, local honey, fresh blueberry turnovers, and hand-dyed napkins—this book explains for prereaders how each particular food was grown or produced, and how it ended up at the market. Nikki McClure's illustration technique of cut black paper with one or two background colors results in expressive images similar to linoleum block prints.